Construction Supervision of

Mass Transit System Project in Bangkok

The Commuter Train System (Red Line) Project

Bang Sue-Rangsit Section

PR Document I
July 2013

Mass Transit System project elevating the status of

of Thailand to bring passengers greater
Railways
satisfaction
The development of the Rail Mass
The components of the Mass Transit
Train System is an effective measure for
System Networks operated by the State
solving the chronic congested traffic in
Bangkok and its perimeters. The State Railway of Thailand are:
Railway of Thailand (SRT) , one of the 1. The Dark Red Line (Thammasat University
entities actively involved in the development Rangsit Campus-Mahachai) will serve passengers
of rail transport network, has launched the travelling from northern to southern Bangkok and
construction of the Mass Transit System vice versa, with a total length of 80.5 km.
(Red Line) as the key connection between the 2. The Light Red Line (Salaya-Hua Mak) will
central business district and the four compass run from the east to the west of Bangkok, with
points of suburban areas.
a total length of 54 km. At present, the
The Red Line Mass Transit System Project construction of Bang Sue-Taling Chan (total
(Bang Sue-Rangsit Section) is a project under
length of 15.26 km) has been completed.
the Mass Rapid Transit Master Plan in Bangkok This route is covered by diesel trains.
Metropolitan Region (M-MAP) approved by the 3. The Airport Rail Link
Cabinet on 22 May 2007 with a budget allocation of (Don Muang-Suvarnabhumi) is addressed
59,888 million baht and a loan granted by the Japan by electric trains, serving passengers from
International Cooperation Agency (JICA). From Don Muang Airport to Suvarnabhumi
bidding, Contracts I and II are the responsibility of two Airport, at a total length of 50.3 km.
civil work contractors tasked with the construction Currently, the route from Phaya

supervision and project management consultancies. The Thai-Makkasan-Suvarnabhumi

project was commenced on 4 March 2013, and will take is functioning, with a total length
a total period of four years.
of 28 km.
Mass Transit System Project (Red Line) with stateof-the-art electric trains is destined to provide
excellent services to passengers in a fast, safe and
timely manner. Designed to serve passengers more

efficiently, the project will not only facilitate development in

suburban regions, but also mitigate the density of urban
fabric.

10 Routes of Mass Rapid Transit Network being expedited

according to the Cabinet Resolution
Existing Networks
total length of 79.5 km.
Mo Chit On Nut (16.5 km.)
On Nut Bearing (5.3 km.)
National Stadium Saphan Taksin (7 km.)
Saphan Taksin Tanon Taksin (2.2 km.)
Bang Sue Hua Lamphong (20 km.)
Phaya Thai Suvarnabhumi Airport (28.5 km.)

Future Routes to be Opened in 2016

total length of 250.4 km.
Bang Sue Rangsit Thammasat (36.3 km.)
Bang Sue Taling Chan (15.2 km.)
Taling Chan Salaya (14 km.)
Siriraj Taling Chan (6 km.)
Mochit Saphan Mai (11.4 km.)
Bearing Samut Prakan (12.8 km.)
Taksin Bang Wa (5.3 km.)
Bang Yai Bang Sue (23 km.)
Khae Rai Min Buri (34.5 km.)
Lat Phrao Pattanakarn (12.6 km.)
Future Routes to be Opened in 2017
total length of 369.5 km.
Bang Sue Hua Lamphong (6.5 km.)
Bang Sue Phaya Thai Makkasan (9 km.)
Makkasan Hua Mak (10 km.)

Thammasat

Future Routes to be Opened in 2019

total length of 403.8 km.
Bang Sue-Rat Burana (19.8 km.)
Taling Chan-Thailand Cultural Center (14.5 km.)
Future Routes to be Opened after 2019
total length of 464 km.
Hua Lamphong Bang Bon (18 km.)
Bang Bon Maha Chai (20 km.)
Khu Khot Lam Luk Ka (6.5 km.)
Samut Prakarn Bang Pu (7 km.)
Bang Khae Phutthamonthon Sai 4 (8 km.)

Khlong Luang

Thanyaburi
Pathum Thani
Rangsit

Thammasat University - Mahachai

Don Mueang
Pak Kret

Don Muang-Bang Sue-Phaya Thai (21.8 km.)

Saphan Mai Khu Khot (7 km.)
Bang Sue Tha Phra (13 km.)
Hua Lamphong Bang Kae (14 km.)

Khu Khot

Don Mueang
Airport

Lak Si

Lam Luk Ka

Sai Mai

Saphan Mai

Bang Yai

Thailand Cultural Center Bang Kapi (9 km.)

Bang Kapi Min Buri (11 km.)
Pattanakarn Samrong (17.8 km.)

Lak Si Monument
Bang Khen

Khae Rai
Watcharapol

Salaya - Hua Mak

Salaya

Taling Chan

Lat Phrao

Min Buri

Mo Chit

Bang Bumru

Thawi Watthana

Taling Chan Min Buri

Din Daeng

Sam Sen

Thailand Cultural Center

Bang Kapi

Makkasan

Bang Sue - Hua Lamphong

Tha Phra - Phutthamonthon Sai 4

Yos Se
Tha Phra

Phutthamonthon Sai 4 Bang Khae

Khae Rai Min Buri

Bang Sue

Bang Wa

Hua Lamphong

Tanon Taksin

Yos Se Bang Wa

Bang Bon

Hua Mak

Phaya Thai

Airport Rail Link

Pattanakarn

Rama 4

On Nut

Lat Phrao Samrong

Rama 9

Lam Luk Ka - Samut Prakarn

Bang Yai Rat Burana

Suvarnabhumi
Airport

Bearing
Rat Burana

Samrong

Underground
Elevated/Grade Level

Mahachai

Samut Prakan (Bang Ping)

Bang Pu

Project Alignment
The alignment starts at Pradiphat T-junction, which is 1.8 km south of Bang Sue
Station. It runs along the northern railway right of way, passing Chatuchak,
Bang Khen, Lak Si, Don Muang, to Rangsit Station, in Pathum Thani Province, with a total length of
26.3 km. In the future, the route will be extended to Thammasat University Rangsit Campus.
Out of 26.3 km, the route is elevated from Bang Sue area (at 6+000 km) to Don Muang (at
25+232 km), a length of 19.2 km. From Don Muang Station (at 25+232 km) to Rangsit (32+350 km) it is
an at-grade railroad and lined with fences, a length of 7.1 km. This section is operated by gaugerailway track and is connected to the existing northern railway.

 Ten Stations
Chatuchak Station

(at 10+275 km)

located at
Kamphaeng Phet 2
and Kamphaeng
Phet 6 roads, near
the housing project
for State Railway
employees at Km 11.

Bang Sue Grand

Station

(at 7+800 km) located in the compound of Bang Sue

Junction, on Terd
Damri Road.

Thung Song Hong

(at 14+750 km) located at

Kamphaeng Phet 6 and
Vibhavadi Rangsit roads, near
the Canine and Mounted
Police Sub-Division.

Lak Si Station

(at 17+943 km)

located at
Kamphaeng Phet
6 Road, north of
Lak Si intersection,
opposite the
IT Square
Building, on
Chaengwattana
Road.

8. Rangsit Station

Don Muang Station

(at 21+525 km) located opposite

the Passenger Terminal Building
of Don Muang Airport, at Kamphaeng
Phet 6 and Vibhavadhi Rangsit
roads, and near Don Muang
Railway Station.
Future Stations are:

Bang Khen Station

(at 13+281 km) located at Bang Khen

Intersection on Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road,
crossing Ngamwongwan Road, opposite
Kasetsart University on Vibhavadi Rangsit
Road.

Kan Kheha Station

(at 30+347 km) located at

the Rangsit-Prathum Thani
and Kamphaeng Phet 6
roads, near the Rattanakosin
200 Years Village.

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Lak Hok Station

Wat Samian Nari Station

(at 19+500 km) located at Kamphaeng Phet 6 and Vibhavadi Rangsit

roads, near the Don Muang National
Housing Project.

(at 12+340 km) located in the middle

of Chatuchak and Bang Khen stations,
on Kamphaeng Phet 6 Road and opposite
Wat Samian Nari.

(at 27+477 km)

located in the
middle of
Don Muang
and Rangsit stations, on Kamphaeng Phet 6
Road, connecting to Eaktaksin and Phaholyothin
roads, near Muang Eak Village.

The Bang Sue Grand Station: The Center of

the Rail-based Transport System of Thailand

The Bang Sue

Grand Station

The ground floor:

or Phaholyothin Transportation
Center is the starting point of
the Mass Transit System Project
(Red Line) (Bang Sue-Rangsit
Section), and serves as the hub
for the national rail mass transit
system; it provides linkage to the
existing northern, eastern, and
southern railway routes as well as the
future Red Line commuter train and
the Suvarnabhumi-Don Muang Airport
electric railway line (Airport Rail Link),
and the future high-speed rail project.
The Bang Sue Grand Station has the
following main features:

The basement zone serves as
parking space for 1,600 vehicles, and is
connected to a hall leading to the ticket
hall on the ground floor and a passageway
to the MRT Bang Sue Station (MRTA).
- Passenger terminal
- Mezzanine with a train control and signaling
system and a VIP area
- Ticket hall and passageway to the MRT Bang
Sue Station (MRTA)
- Retail space

The second floor has 12 center platforms
for long-distance trains.

The third floor has 12 center platforms for
Commuter Train lines. In the initial stage, four platforms
will be in operation.

Types of Stations
Stations connected to the Bang Sue-Rangsit route are designed for different purposes.
Type 1

Type 2

Type 3

Elevated stations to serve Commuter Train lines namely

Chatuchak, Wat Samian Nari (future project), Bang Khen,
Thung Song Hong, Lak Si, and Kan Kheha stations.
Ground floor: Drop off & pick up area
Second floor: Ticket office and passenger concourse connecting to the platform
Third floor: Side platforms for Commuter Train lines

Elevated station to serve both suburban routes and longdistance lines, namely Don Muang Station.
Ground floor: Drop off & pick up area
Second floor: Ticket office and passenger concourse connecting to the platforms of suburban and long-distance
routes
Third floor: Center platforms for long-distance trains
Fourth Floor: Center platforms for Commuter Trains

Elevated stations to serve suburban trains, with at-grade

platforms for long-distance routes, namely Rangsit Station
Ground floor: Center platforms for long-distance routes
and drop off & pick up area
Second floor: Ticket hall and passenger concourse heading
to platforms of long-distance and suburban routes
Third floor: Center platforms for suburban routes

Types of Systems

The station is designed to serve
three systems of trains, namely longdistance trains, commuter trains, and
freight trains supported by an extensive
railway system network connected with the
Mass Transit System Project (Red Line) (Bang
Sue-Taling Chan Section). Therefore, the train
control and signaling system is integrated
with the train control and depot at Bang Sue
Grand Station. SRTs long-distance trains, commuter trains, and freight trains pulled by diesel
locomotive, are integrated with the commuter
train system. In this context, an Automatic Train
Operation (ATO) is installed in the electric commuter trains, while Automatic Train Protection (ATP) is
installed in diesel locomotives to ensure compatibility
among the different operation systems and safety for
passengers.

Passengers on the Mass Transit System Project
(Red Line) (Bang Sue-Rangsit Section) can change to
other transportation modes or the Purple Line (Bang SueBang Yai), the Blue Line (Bang Sue-Hua Lamphong) and
the Mass Transit System Project (Red Line) (Bang Sue-Taling
Chan Section) in order to reach the heart of the city.
Local roads are designed to have four lanes to
Local Roads relieve traffic congestion in areas including:
Bang Sue-Lak Si, left of the existing railway
Lak Si-Don Muang, middle of the new and
existing railway
Don Muang-Rangsit, left of the existing
railway
Flyovers have been built over the local road
that runs across the Prempracha Village and
near Soi Phaholyothin 87.

Benefits of the Project

- Reduce traffic congestion at eight
intersections where the railways cross the
roads and cut the accident rate down
to zero.
Increase the capacity of northern
and northeastern railways.
Enhance the capacity of the Commuter Train routes to help reduce the
consumption of fuels and improve the
quality of the environment.
Attract many more people to use
the railway system. It is expected that the
Rangsit-Bang Sue line will serve 300,000
passengers/day. Further, after the Bang
Sue section extends to Baan Pachi Junction in the future, the project is expected
to serve 450,000 passengers/day.

Framework for Project Construction

Contract 1: Civil Works for Bang Sue

Grand Station and Depot
Construction of Bang Sue Grand Station and
Chatuchak Station with building services
Construction of an elevated railway at 6+600
km to 12+201.700 km
Construction of a commuter train depot,
long-distance depot, stabling yards as well as
other related train operation control building
Construction of roads, flyovers and drainage
system

Contract 2: Civil Works for Bang

Sue-Rangsit
Construction of six stations with building
services along railway (Bang Khen, Thung Song
Hong, Lak Si, Kan Kheha, Don Muang, and
Rangsit)
Construction of an elevated railway at
12+201.700 km to 25+232 km and at-grade
railway at 25+323 to 32+350 km
Construction of local roads, U-turn bridges,
drainage system
Foundation works and basic structures for
future construction of Wat Samian Nari Station
and Lak Hok Station

Construction timeframe: 48 Months (1440 Days)

Contract 1

Months 1

Bang Sue Grand Station and Chatuchak Station

Elevated railway and structures
Commuter train and long-distance train depots
Local roads and drainage system
Contract 2

At-grade and elevated structures

Stations along the route
Local roads and drainage system
Contract 3

Procurement of rolling stock

Track works
Electrification system
Train control and signaling systems
Communication system
Security system and operation automation
System integration and test run

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Contract 3: Electrical and Mechanical systems for Electric Trains running from Bang Sue to
Rangsit
Track works in meter gauge
Electrification system
Train control and signaling system
Communication system
Ticketing system
Depot facilities and equipment
Control access security system (CASS), operation automation and information technology system (OA&IT)
Bulk substation and auto-transformer
Removal, immunization, modification and/or relocation of existing tracks, level crossings and

signaling/communications
Procurement of rolling stock and fitting of ATP to the employers existing rolling stock
Provision of Mass Transit Rail Authority Advice and Assistance Group
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State Railway of Thailand

1 Rong Muang Road,

Rong Muang, Pathumwan,
Bangkok 10330
Telephone 0 2115 2888
www.railway.co.th/resultproject/
project_redline.asp

Contractor 1: SU Joint Venture

(Sino-Thai Engineering & Construction Public Company

Limited
and Unique Engineering and Construction Public
Company Limited)
Telephone: 0 2115 2999
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Contractor 2:
Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited
Telephone: 0 2159 8440-3

Consultants
Team Consulting Engineering and Management Co., Ltd.
ASDECON Corporation Co., Ltd.
Daoreuk Communications Co., Ltd.
Design Concept Co., Ltd.
Norciv Engineering Co., Ltd.
Tonichi Engineering Consultants, Inc.
Transurb Technirail/S.A.
Telephone: 0 2115 7277 ext 123
Mobile: 08 2793 1502, 08 7087 7084, 08 1558 8781
Postal Address: P.O. Box 170, Charakae Bua
Delivery Post Office, Bangkok 10230
www.bangsue-rangsitredline.com